About Pema Village

Pema is a large village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,201, made up of 1,177 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pema Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pema village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Harischandrapur I
Pincode	732140
Area (hectares)	145.91 hectares
Population	2,201
Male Population	1,177
Female Population	1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pema compares

By the 2011 count Pema is the 30th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 145.91 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Pema

Pema is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pema as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pema from other places

Pema lies about 31 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 6.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pema
Nearest railway station	Bhaluka Road	6.4 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harischandrapur I	31 km
District headquarters	Maldah	31 km

Villages closest to Pema

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harischandrapur I tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Pema

As per the Census of India 2011, Pema village had a population of 2,201. That makes it the 30th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Pema village has 1,177 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pema has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Pema is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pema covers 145.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pema falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Pema is Bhaluka Road, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pema.

Pema is about 31 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pema is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 6.4 km away. Sāhibganj is about 24 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.